RT journal article T1 Investigating the teacher education needs of experienced ESP teachers in spanish universities T2 Estudio de las necesidades de formación del profesorado experimentado de IFE en la universidad española A1 Bocanegra Valle, Ana María A1 Basturkmen, Helen A2 Filología Francesa e Inglesa K1 needs analysis K1 esp teachers K1 teacher needs K1 teacher education and development K1 experienced teachers AB This paper presents findings from a study exploring the teacher education needsof experienced english for specific purposes (esp) instructors. It discusses datafrom interviews with 19 experienced in-service teachers of esp in two spanishuniversities. The interviews aimed to develop an understanding of the teachers’views of esp teaching, the kinds of knowledge and skills they required and theforms of support that could be of benefit to them. Results suggested that theteachers perceived needs in five areas: course development, knowledge of thetarget discipline, knowledge of language use in the target discipline, peercollaboration, and professional development opportunities. It is hoped thatfindings from the present study are illuminating for the esp teaching professionand drawn on in future teacher development initiatives in the local context. PB AELFE, UNIV JAUME I SN 1139-7241 YR 2019 FD 2019 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/22336 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/22336 LA eng DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz RD 12-nov-2026